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广东省惠州市高二英语下学期期中试题
广东省惠州市第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ofcourse,shewasn’treallymyauntand,outoffear,Inevercalledherthattoherface.Ionlyreferredtoheras“MyAuntFannie”becausethenamealwaysmademyfatherlaughquietlyandgavemymothercausetolookstrictlyatbothofus—atmeforbeingdisrespectfulofmyelderandatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.IenjoyedbothreactionssoIgraspedeveryopportunitytoworkthenameintoasmanyconversationsaspossible.
Asayoungwoman,mymotherhadworkedinthekitchenofalargeVictorianfarmhouse.DuringthoseyearsmymotherhelpedAuntFannymakethebestblueberryjamevertastedbyanyoneinGlenfield.Shewaswell--knownforherjamandforneversharingtherecipewithothers.Eventhoughmymotherknewtherecipebyheart,aslongasAuntFanniewasalive,shenevermadethejamwithoutAuntFannieinourkitchentodirecttheprocessandpreservethesecret.
EachAugust,mymotherwouldpreparemeforAuntFannie’svisit.Oneyear,afterIhadhelpedwiththejamprocessAuntFanniegavemeacoinandthenmademepromisethatIwouldneverspendit."Holdontothiscoin,"shesaid,"andsomedayyouwillberich.Istillhavemyveryfirstcoin,giventomebymygrandmother."SoIkeptthecoininsmallboxandwaitedtobecomerich.
InowhavetheblueberryjamrecipeandthecoinfromAuntFannie.Inpeople'seyeAuntFannie'ssuccessresultedfromthatsecretrecipe.Buttome,itwasjustacommonrecipe.Neitherhavesignificantlymademebecomearichperson,butIkeepthemasreminderstoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeelrichforawhile,butitistherelationshipsandthememoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamilythattrulyleaveyouwealthy.Andthatisafortunethatanyonecanbuild.
1.Whydidtheauthoralwaysusethename“MyAuntFannie”inconversations?
A.ShewasfrightenedofAuntFannie.
B.Sheenjoyedherparents’reactions.
C.ShelikedAuntFannie’srecipe.
D.Shegreatlyrespected“AuntFannie”.
2.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorencouragesreadersto______.
A.holdontothefirstcoininlife.
B.spendmoretimewithfamilyandfriends.
C.makemoneywiththeirownhands.
D.makeasmanyfriendsaspossible
3.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.TheKeytoSuccessB.AFortuneBuiltfromaCoin
C.BlueberryJamRecipeD.ARelationshipofTrust
B
Thisyearisthe5thbirthdayofBarbie.ThedollfirstappearedatthetoyfairinNewYorkonMarch9th,1959.
ItscreatorwasRuthHandler,anAmericanbusinesswoman.SheandherhusbandElliottalongwithHarold“Matt”MatsonstartedthetoycompanyMattel.ShenamedthenewdollaftertheirdaughterBarbara.ShebasedthedesignonaGermandollnamedBildLilli.
ThefirstBarbieworeablackandwhiteswimsuitandhadherhairinaponytail.Shelookedandseemedverygrownup.Butanyconcernsthatparentswouldnotwanttobuyitforlittlegirlsweresoonprovedwrong.Mattelsold300,000Barbiedollsinthefirstyearatapriceofthreedollars.Today,a50-year-oldBarbieingoodconditionmightcostmorethan27,000dollars.
Barbiehaverepresented50differentnationalitiesandaresoldin150countries.Mattelsays90percentofgirlsintheU.S.betweentheagesofthreeandtenownatleastoneBarbiedoll.BarbiehasfacedrecentcompetitionfromBratzdolls.Barbiehasalsofacedhershareofcritics.
Awell-knownexamplewaswhenwomen'seducationgroupsobjectedtoatalkingBarbiedollthatdeclared,amongotherthings,“Mathclassistough!
”Mattelagreedtochangeit.SaudiArabiahasbannedBarbiedolls.AndalawmakerintheAmericanstateofWestVirginiawouldliketodothesame.Lastmonth,heproposedbanningsalesofBarbieandotherdollsthatinfluencegirlstoputtoomuchimportanceonphysicalbeauty.
SomepeoplesayBarbieisanunhealthyrolemodelforyounggirls.RobinGerberdisagrees.ShewroteabookaboutBarbie.ShepointsoutdollslikescientistBarbieandracecardriverBarbie.Shesayspeople
whocriticizeBarbieshouldtellgirlsthestoryofthebusinesswomanwhocreatedher.ShesaysRuthHandlerwantedthedollstohelpgirlsthinkaboutwhattheywantedtodowiththeirlives.
4.Barbiewasnamedafter_______.
A.aBratzdollB.aGermandollC.RuthHanler’sdaughterD.afamousbusinesswoman
5.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat______
A.BarbiewasquitepopularwithlittlegirlsB.itsinventorwassurethatBarbiewouldsellwell
C.parentsdidn’tbuyBarbieforlittlegirlsatfirstD.Barbiewasfirstintendedforgrown-upgirls
6.Women’seducationgroupsobjectedtoatalkingBarbiemainlybecause___.
A.itwastalkinginabadmannerB.ittoldwhatmanygirlsthoughtabout
C.itmadegirlsdiscouragedatmuchD.itcausedgirlstopaytoomuchattentiontotheirappearance.
7.RobinGerberbelievesthatBarbie_____.
A.couldcreatesomethingworthyofcriticismB.couldhelpgirlsforgettheirowntroubleintheirlives
C.shouldbechangedtobemorepositiveD.couldhelpgirlsthinkabouttheirownlives.
C
Bullying(欺凌)inschoolisaproblemformanystaffaswellaspupils,accordingtoateachers'unionsurvey.
Thebulliesareoftenotherteacherswhopickontheircolleagues-withheadsandseniorstaffbullymostoften.
Thesurveysaysaboutaquarterofteachershavebeenbulliedbyanothermemberofstaff.
Thesurveyofmorethan900primary,secondary,andfurther-educationstaffacrosstheUK,showedthatmanyteachersfacedarangeofworkplace-bullyingthreats.
Butamongtheteacherswhofelttheyhadbeenbullied,50%saiditwasbyaseniormemberofstaff,comparedwith25%bypupilsand23%byparents.
"Ididn'treportitasthepersonbullyingwastheheadteacher,"saidaprimaryschoolteacher.
"Iwasdrivenfromapreviousjobbyaheadteacherwhowassufferingfromstress.Sheyelledateverybodyaroundher.”saidasecondaryschoolteacher.
Anotherteacher,aheadofdepartmentinanacademy,said:
"FollowingapoorsetofresultsmywholedepartmenthavebeenspokentoinawayIwouldneverwishtobespokentoagain.Asaconsequence,twoareleavingandotherswouldiftheycould."
Thesurveylookedatthetypeofbullyingthattheseteachershadfacedfrompupils,parentsandfellowteachers.Themostwidespreadformsofbullyingwere"negativecomments"andverbalinsults.Butalmosthalfofbullyingvictimsclaimedtheyhadbeenthreatenedandtwoinfivereported"psychologicalabuse".Therewasphysicalviolenceinjustunder2%ofcases.
Theunion'sgeneralsecretary,MaryBousted,warnedthatschoolsneededtohavepoliciesinplacetoprotectstafffromworkplacebullying.
"Itisunacceptableforanystafftobebulliedbycolleagues,schoolsandcollegesneedpoliciestopickupanyproblemsanddealwiththempromptly.Itisnotgoodenoughtojusttacklethesymptoms;schoolsandcollegesalsoneedtogetridofthecauseofthebullying.”SaidMsBousted.
8.Mostoftheteacherswerebulliedby____
A.ParentsB.leadersC.colleaguesD.students
9.Whatisthemostcommonformofbullyingthattheteachersfaced?
A.BeingfrightenedB.Physicalattack
C.SpiritualpunishmentD.Beingabused
10.WhatwasMaryBousted’sattitudetowardsworkplacebullying?
A.It’sunacceptableandhardtosolve.B.Solvingbullyingitselfisnotenough
C.SchoolsneedtopunishthebulliesD.Teachersshouldprotectthemselves.
11.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.
A.handleB.treatC.removeD.find.
D
Siriisanartificialintelligence(AI)thatyoucancarryaroundinthepocket,whereitwaitspatientlytobetoldwhattodo.Intheweekwespenttogether,myAIassistanthasperformedadmirablyinfindingmerestaurants,orthelocationofthenearestcoffeeshop.
Atypicalcommandmightbe:
“ReserveatablefortwoatagoodFrenchrestaurantinSanFrancisco.”Sirirespondsbypresentingalistoftop-ratedrestaurantsthatcanbebookedonOpenT.Ifyousaywhichtimeyouwant,itcanbookyouatablewithoutyourliftingafinger.InsomewaysSiriisjustafancyfront-end(前端程序)tothe35sitesitcanconnectto,fromtaxibookingsitestomoviereviewdatabases.Butwhat’snewisthewayitcananalyzetheintentionsofitsmasterormistressandusethosesitestoputthemintoaction.
Siriattachesprobabilitiestotheexplanationofeachwordandcross-references(对照检索)withyourlocationandotherdata,someofwhichyoumustprovideyourself.Tosendemailreminders,Siriobviouslyneedstoknowyouremailaddress.To“findmetheflowershopclosesttowork”,itneedstoknowwhereyouwork.Topaybillsorbuyairlinetickets,itwouldneedaccesstoyourcreditcard.
Thatraisesthequestionofhowfarwearewillingtotrustapieceofsoftwarethatcangoanddo thingsforusbasedonwhatit“thinks”wemean,atopicthatoccupiessomeengineersworkingonartificialintelligence.Themoredata,andpower,yougiveyourvirtualassistant,themoredamageitcoulddo.Sirimaybesimple,andalwaysshowsitsexplanationofacommandbeforecarryingitout.Butitgivesusersapreviewofanewbalancebetweenprivacy,trustandconveniencethattheexpansionofAIintoeverydaylifeislikelytodevelop.
12.WhatisSiri?
A.Adigitale-bookreader. B.Anartificialintelligencesoftware.
C.Avoice-controlledwebsite. D. Amusic-sharingsoftware.
13.Whenasked“doIneedmyumbrellatoday?
”,whatwillSiriprobablyrespondwith?
A.Thelistofumbrellamakers. B.Thelocalweatherforecast.
C.Thelistofumbrellashops. D.Thelocalclimate